📍 1710 e Gibson St, Arcadia, DeSoto County, 34266
Desoto County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Arcadia, DeSoto County. The school has 1,244 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joshua White. It is part of the Desoto school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Desoto County High School enrolls 1,244 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 9.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 600 | 48% |
| White | 487 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 119 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
829 of the school's 1,244 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 784 qualify for free lunch and 45 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Desoto County High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 56.
Desoto County High School is one of 11 schools in DESOTO, based in ARCADIA, Florida. The district serves 4,155 students district-wide and employs 241 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,244 students, Desoto County High School is larger than the district average of about 378 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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